Sir Henry St Clair was a 13th- and 14th-century

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

noble, who was the 7th Baron of Roslin and Lord of Catcune.

Biography

Henry was the son of William St. Clair and wife, maybe Agnes Dunbar. He fought at the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296, where he and his father William were captured and he became a prisoner of King

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...

St Briavels Castle St Briavels Castle (most likely named after Saint Brioc) is a moated Norman architecture, Norman castle at St Briavels in the England, English county of Gloucestershire. The castle is noted for its huge Edward I of England, Edwardian gatehouse t ...

. Henry was later exchanged for William FitzWarin in a

prisoner exchange A prisoner exchange or prisoner swap is a deal between opposing sides in a conflict to release prisoners: prisoner of war, prisoners of war, spy, spies, hostages, etc. Sometimes, cadaver, dead bodies are involved in an exchange. Geneva Conven ...

. St Clair was the Sheriff of Lanark in 1305. Fought with his two sons John and William at the

Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( or ) was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. It was a decisive victory for Ro ...

on 23–24 June 1314. King

Robert I of Scotland Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...

rewarded him for his bravery with the gift of Pentland, the forest of Pentland Moor, Morton and

Mortonhall Mortonhall is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the south edge of the city. The area is along the western end of the Frogston Road between Fairmilehead and Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Gilmerton; it is just to the south of Liberton, Scotland, Liber ...

. He was one of the Scottish nobles who in 1320 signed the

Declaration of Arbroath The Declaration of Arbroath (; ; ) is the name usually given to a letter, dated 6 April 1320 at Arbroath, written by Scottish barons and addressed to Pope John XXII. It constituted King Robert I's response to his excommunication for disobey ...

. He died around 1335.

Family and issue

Henry married Alice de Fenton, daughter of Sir William de Fenton of Baikie and Beaufort and wife Cecilia Bissett, and is known to have had the following issue: * Sir William (d. 1330), who left a son, Sir William St Clair, 8th Baron of Roslin (d. 1358), who married Isabella (Isobel) of Strathearn, daughter of Malise V, Earl of Strathearn, and his second wife Marjory of Ross; and * John (d. 1330).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:St Clair, Henry

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

Nobility from Midlothian 13th-century Scottish nobility 14th-century Scottish nobility Medieval Scottish knights Scottish people of the Wars of Scottish Independence Signatories to the Declaration of Arbroath

1331 deaths

Biography

Family and issue

See also

References